First And Second Endings
The following songs contain first and second endings. The first time you play through the song, play the first ending ( Z ), then go back to the beginning. The second time you play through the song, play the second ending ( X ) instead of the first.
Sharp Signs
This is a sharp sign.
A sharp sign raises the pitch of the note to which it applies by one semitone (the smallest distance between two notes used in Western music). The note F# is one semitone higher than F. When a sharp note is written on the staff, the sharp sign is placed before the note.
The Note F Sharp (F# )
Here is an example which makes use of the note F#. The sharp sign affects all F notes within the bar in which it appears. Eg: in bars 1, 2 and 3 the # sign appears before the first F in each bar. The sharp also applies to all other F notes within that particular bar. The effect of a sharp sign is cancelled by a bar line, meaning that a new sharp sign is needed to indicate a new F# note in the following bar.
